How to measure for curtains

Choosing the right size drapery pole

If you already accept a drapery pole or track in identify – that's peachy.

If you need to fit one, first measure the width of your window, and so add thirty-40cm to this measurement. This volition be the width of your pole or track and ensure your window is comfortably covered on each side. Fix this centrally about 15cm above the top of your window.

Be sure to bank check for water pipes and electrical cables earlier drilling or fitting to the wall.

Measuring Defunction

  1. Beginning summate the width you need. Measure the full width of the curtain pole or track not the window, excluding any fixtures or finials on the ends. If your defunction are pencil pleat, tab top or eyelet, double this width measurement to account for the fashion the defunction will be 'gathered' at the top. Finally, add together an actress inch or 2 to the width measurement to make certain that your curtains overlap properly in the eye when closed.
  2. To measure the length yous will need, offset determine where you lot want your curtains to fall. Whether you are hanging defunction on a rail, pencil pleat on pole, or eyelet defunction, it will bear upon where you take your measurements from.

Pencil pleat on pole - Have your measurement from the lesser center of the drapery ring to where your curtains will sit.

Pencil pleat measuring SML

Eyelet/band summit//tab pinnacle – measure from the peak of the pole to where you want your curtains to end.

Ringtop measuring SML

Rail - measure from the very top of the track to where yous want your curtains to end.

We recommend checking and double checking your measurements so that you can be extra certain you are buying the right size defunction for your window.

All Shaws Straight drape measurements are provided per curtain. Each measurement is the size of a unmarried mantle panel. All of our defunction are always sold in pairs.

Please annotation, Voiles are sold only in single panels, not pairs.

Measuring your curtain drop

Sill length curtains: Take away ½ inch from your measurement and then the defunction graze the sill.

Beneath sill curtains: These sit down at well-nigh 15cm below the sill.

Floor length curtains: Take away ½ inch from your measurement so the curtains graze the floor.

If you lot want your curtains to pool on the floor, then add an actress fifteen-20cm to your floor measurement.

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